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Exodus 8:21

Exodus 8:21
Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell,.... Distinguish it from other parts of the land of Egypt:

that no swarms of flies shall be there; which was a very…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Swarms of flies - Generally, supposed to be the dog-fly, which at certain seasons is described as a plague far worse than mosquitos. Others, however, adopt the opinion that the insects were a species…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Swarms of flies upon thee - It is not easy to ascertain the precise meaning of the original word הערב hearob; as the word comes from ערב arab, he mingled, it may be supposed to express a multitude of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 8:20-32

Here is the story of the plague of flies, in which we are told,

I. How it was threatened, like that of frogs, before it was inflicted. Moses is directed (Exo 8:20) to rise early in the morning, to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Exodus 8:1-32

Exo 7:14 to Exo 11:5

The first nine Plagues

The narrative of the Plagues, like that of the preceding Chapter s, is composite. The details of the analysis depend partly upon literary criteria, partly…

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